NEW DELHI: In a vital rejig, Centre has promoted 1994-batch IPS officials Manoj Shashidhar and Sampat Meena to the rank of particular director in CBI. Each have been serving as further administrators with key assignments.Meena turns into handiest the second one lady particular director within the company after Archana Sundaram, a 1980-batch officer whose appointment had adopted a tussle with then CBI leader Ranjit Sinha backing her candidature over others shortlisted.A Gujarat cadre officer, Shashidhar has been with CBI since January 2020 when he was once appointed joint director. Recognized for his blank symbol and no-nonsense method, he has treated a number of high-profile circumstances, together with heading the SIT that probed the demise of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput. In his new position, he has been entrusted with an important investigations and strengthening the company’s operational potency. At the start from Kerala, Shashidhar previous served as Vadodara police commissioner, inspector normal of police in Gandhinagar Vary, and ADGP within the intelligence wing.Meena, from a circle of relatives of civil servants, is seemed for her integrity and professionalism. In CBI, she treated delicate probes, together with RG Kar medical institution rape and homicide case in Kolkata, in addition to Hathras and Unnao circumstances. She drew appreciation for probing the 2017 ‘Gudia rape case’ in Himachal Pradesh.All the way through her stint within the Bureau of Police Analysis and Building, Meena was once lauded for her paintings in opposition to kid trafficking thru projects equivalent to Operation Muskaan. She has additionally served in Naxal-affected spaces and was once Ranchi’s first lady senior SSP.